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CVE-2020-5795 (GCVE-0-2020-5795)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-06 14:09 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:39
VLAI
Summary
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TP-Link Archer A7(US)_V5_200721 allows an authenticated admin user, with physical access and network access, to execute arbitrary code after plugging a crafted USB drive into the router.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a TP-Link Archer A7 v5 Affected: Firmware Archer A7(US)_V5_200721
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